Power outage affects nearly 2,000 in west Greeley; 3 cars collide while traffic lights out

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Nearly 2,000 Xcel Energy customers in west Greeley were without power for about 45 minutes just before noon Friday, and three cars collided in one intersection while traffic lights were not working on 10th Street.

Sgt. Joseph Tymkowich, spokesman for Greeley police, said the department received reports that an electrical box at the intersection of 47th Avenue and 10th Street burned up. The outage, which happened from about 11:05 a.m. and lasted until about 11:50 a.m. affected 1,984 customers, according to Xcel.

Tymkowich said the outage took out traffic lights from 43rd Avenue west to 59th Avenue. The crash, in which no one was injured, occurred at 47th Avenue and 10th Street while the lights were not working. One person was ticketed, Tymkowich said.